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ter-mile of the nearest park. " And
even this overstates park access -
you can live within 100 feet of a park,
but if you don't have a direct way to
get to the park, you might still have
to walk miles on the road network to
reach a park entrance, " Wendel says.
Areas where unused, open space is
available are at an advantage when it
comes to identifying potential spots
for parks or recreational facilities. " It's
easiest if you have space to build, "
Beckner says. Other locales, however,
must get creative as they attempt to
eliminate play deserts. " One strategy
is to simply improve access so people
can get to the parks that are already
out there, " Wendel says. " Another is to
continue to adopt comprehensive plans
that look specifically at the park and
recreation component. Finally, there
could be some additional exploration
of an incentive structure for including
parks [in a comprehensive plan]. "
Cohen envisions a solution where
agencies and municipal leaders utilize
creative programming to support park
use, or in lieu of unavailable recre-

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ational space. She cites an innovative
event held each week in Bogotá, Colombia, called the ciclovía (see www.
parksandrecreation.org/2013/Feb
ruary/Car-Free,-Carefree-Streets).
Each Sunday and public holiday from
7 a.m. until 2 p.m., certain streets are
blocked off to cars for use by runners,
skaters and bicyclists. During that
same time, stages are set up in city
parks, providing space for aerobics
instructors, yoga teachers and musicians to lead people through various
exercises and events. Bogotá's weekly
ciclovías are visited by approximately
2 million people across more than 74
miles of car-free streets. " [Bogotanos]
don't need extra places [to go out and

As great as technology
and engineering are,
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be active] - they instead use an existing resource, and it has so much
value for the population, " Cohen
says. " When we hold [similar events]
in Los Angeles, they're so crowded
- people obviously want the opportunity to go out and be active, yet we
limit that opportunity to two or three
times a year. Why? We have to make
[increased physical activity] a national
priority, and this is just one example
of how we could use our resources. "
Play Oases for All
The term " play " conjures visions of
children scrambling over a swingset
or engaging in a game of kickball,
but Cohen believes while it's important to encourage physical activity in children, we ignore adults
living in play deserts at our peril.
" Park use varies by age group, " she
says. " Children under age 12 are
more naturally physically active, so
the problem in our country is the
fact that as people get older, they
become less physically active. That
is the trend we have to fight. "



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